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Re: Drag Racing!

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Subject: Re: Drag Racing!
From: "Andy Cost" <andycost@att.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 01:09:46 -0500
It's a U20.

----- Original Message -----
From: "R Haug" <haugchiro@moscow.com>
To: "Andy Cost" <andycost@att.net>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 12:49 AM
Subject: Re: Drag Racing!


> Andy Cost wrote:
>
> > I'm happy to report that Tetanus took on all comers and smoked them at
the
> > drag strip tonight.  I wasn't racing against the big block drag cars,
just the
> > "import" guys.  The honda boys were making fun of my spitfire until I
ran my
> > first pass.  They quickly came over and found out that that ugly old car
> > wasn't a spitfire after all.  I asked them to go easy on my antique and
really
> > played up the fact that I only had about $1000 invested so far.  That
really
> > got thier fires burning.  One guy was particularly talking trash so I
baited
> > him into a grudge match.  Tetanus and I ran a 10.55 to his measley
11.36.  He
> > came to my pit making excuses about how fast he used to be and talking
about
> > future modifications.  I tried to get him to come to the autocross this
> > Sunday.  The guy wised up pretty fast and said he would be buisy that
day.
> > It was a good evening and I learned how fast my little car really is.
No more
> > bench racing for me.  I've got time slips now.
> >
> > Andy
> >
> > BTW-  My best time of the night was 10.356.  Not too shabby for an
antique.
>
> Andy,
> I have to say, I am not familiar with the engine choice you have made
> or Installed.  Could you enlighten me/us please.
> Bob
> 67.5  ..... U20

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